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Brunswick charter school wins state's OK

Published: Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 4:11 p.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 4:11 p.m.

Brunswick County | A new Brunswick County charter school is among 26 charter schools that will likely open next fall in North Carolina.

If it meets state requirements, South Brunswick Charter School would open in southeast Brunswick County in August 2014 and would eventually serve kindergarten through fifth-grade students. It would be run by The Roger Bacon Academy, an education management group that also runs Charter Day School in Leland, Douglass Academy in Wilmington and Columbus Charter School in Whiteville.

The state Board of Education agreed Thursday to give preliminary charters to the 26 schools' organizers based on the recommendations of an advisory board that reviews applications. Six others were denied charters. The new approvals will likely bring the operating total of charter schools in the state to about 150.

<p>Brunswick County | A new Brunswick County charter school is among 26 charter schools that will likely open next fall in North Carolina.</p><p>If it meets state requirements, South Brunswick Charter School would open in southeast Brunswick County in August 2014 and would eventually serve kindergarten through fifth-grade students. It would be run by The Roger Bacon Academy, an education management group that also runs Charter Day School in <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/topic9971"><b>Leland</b></a>, Douglass Academy in Wilmington and Columbus Charter School in Whiteville. </p><p>The state Board of Education agreed Thursday to give preliminary charters to the 26 schools' organizers based on the recommendations of an advisory board that reviews applications. Six others were denied charters. The new approvals will likely bring the operating total of charter schools in the state to about 150. </p><p><i></p><p>– Pressley Baird</i></p>